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Campiano Mine

Plant in Toscana, Italy with commodities Copper, Lead, Sulfur, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304030
MAS/MILS ID 4750350004
Record type Site
Current site name Campiano Mine
Alternate or previous names Campaino

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 11.08525, 43.13218 (WGS84)
Elevation 240
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Toscana(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Toscana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Sulfur Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 11.08525, 43.13218
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 45N
    Thickness 520M
    Length 500M
    Depth to top 245M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Type of Orebody #3 MASS SULFIDE
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N45W:45N
    Date of Last Modification 851119

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1967
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Year of first production 1983
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crush
Milling method Sizing

Mining district

District name Maremma

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Solmine Spa (Subsidiary Of Samim)
    Interest 100
    Home office Italy
    Year 1985
  • Type Owner
    Owner Samim (Subsidiary Of The State Controlled Eni Group)
    Home office Italy
    Year 1985
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (Eni - Parent Of Samim)
    Home office Italy
    Year 1985

Comments on the ownership information

  • SOLMINE SPA, IS A SUBSIDIARY OF SAMIN OF THE ENI GROUP ENTE GROUP ENTE NAZIONALE IDROCARBURI.

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Description Ore Production 709000 Mtpy
  • Year 1983
    Description Ore Production In First Year 280000 Mtpy
  • Year 1984
    Description Ore Production 709000 Mtpy
  • Year 1985
    Description Published Capacity Ore Production 1000000 Mtpy
  • Year 2009
    Period 1985 To 2009
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Production; 1985 To 2009 759000 Mtpy

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Measured 25000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 25000000mt ore
    Total resources 25000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sulfur S 41 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1985
    Iron Fe 37 wt-pct Iron 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PUBLISHED ESTIMATE OF RESERVES RANGES FROM 25.0MMT TO 30.0MMT. THE LOWER ESTIMATE WAS ENTERED IN TO THE R-MATRIX RECORD. THEIR ALSO ECONOMIC CONCENTRATIONS OF COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC. TONNAGES AND GRADES WERE NOT PUBLISHED.
  • THIS MINE IS ONE OF SEVERAL IN THE BOCCHEGGIANO AREA.
  • QUANTITY SHOWN IS IN SITU RESOURCE; RECOVERABLE AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED TO BE 24938000 MT AT 39.05% S (WHICH INCLUDES 5% DILUTION), AT 75% PROBABILITY. THIS SAME RESOURCE WAS USED BY MAFO IN THE 1984 PROPERTY EVALUATION FOR THE WORLD SULFUR STUDY. A RECOVERY OF 95% WAS USED, ALONG WITH THE 5% ORE DILUTION, THIS GAVE A RECOVERABLE TONNAGE OF 25.0MMT. THE FE GRADE WAS ADDED IN 1991, SINTER IS RECOVERED AFTER ORE ROASTING, AND USED AS FEED FOR IRON PELLET PRODUCTION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 670M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Waste Rock 4.8
    Percent Recovery 75
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Number of Shafts 2
    Length of Inclines (m) 3550
    Slope of Inclines 11
    Number of Inclines 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 2372
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 320
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1984

Comments on other economic factors

  • PRODUCTION AT CAMPIANO IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY THE AMOUNT THAT NICCIOLETA DECREASES IN ORDER TO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MILL AT SCARLINO. (TO PRODUCE 1200000MT ACID/YR)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., WORLD SURVEY OF SULPHUR

  • Reserve-Resource

    RESOURCES, THIRD EDITION, 1985, P73.

  • Deposit

    SEE THE NICCIOLETA MINE BIBLOGRAPHY, SEQ #4750350002.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THESE COMMENTS ARE FROM A PREVIOUS DATA BASE ENTRY. PYRITE ORE IS CRUSHED AND CONVERTED INTO SULFURIC ACID AT A PLANT IN SCARLINO, ITALY (NEAR FOLLONICA). IRON PELLETS (66% FE) ARE ALSO PRODUCED: NEARLY ONE-HALF MT/MT FEED. PLANT RECEIVES ORE FROM CAMPIANO AND NICCIOLETA. FUTURE PLANS CALL FOR INCREASING SCARLINO PLANT ACID OUTPUT, PRODUCING IRON SPONGE (92% FE) AND RECOVERING PB & ZN. ACID INCREASE EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 30% OVER 1980 OUTPUT AND COMPLETED FOR 1983 MINE OUTPUT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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